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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad Hyderabad

Finally the most awaited international airport at hyderabad has been given a green signal and is going to be opened on 23rd march 2008 at Shamshabad, hyderabad. With the airport recieving clearances from consent for establishment, consent for operations/ environment, aerodrome licence the airport is ready for handling huge number of passengers.

There were a lot of problems since last week because many private airlines were not interested in moving to the new airport from the current begumpet airport but finally the officials from Ministry of Civil aviation have announced that the existing airport at Begumpet would be closed completely for civil aviation operations. The first flight from this new airport would be lufthansa’s Frankfurt-hyderabad flight on saturday.

This means world-class facilities and infrastructure for passengers including –
– Airport shuttle service to and from main points in the city
– Easy transit within terminal buildings
– Check in counters and self check in kiosks
– Shopping and dining outlets

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Dude, that’s awesome looking airport. One of the best airports in India I believe. And I think it was needed for software city like Hyderabad. It’s would be really a boon for IT industry in Hyd, isn’t it!

I was told that GMR is not allowing outside vehicles into airoport..If they allow they are charging 250 Rs itseems. Is it correct?.Can we take private taxi into airport or take our own vehicle into airport?

I am coming by Emirates on 2nd May early hours i.e. arrival is at 2.50 am. At what time does the shuttle start from the airport and reach keys High School. Can I get down in Tarnaka. Can u please give me the details of the timings.

Srikanth:
For every 30 min you have shuttle both the directions ie.,from air port or from Keys high school. So you need not worry. if you miss one you can next in 30 minutes. The shuttle will not stop in between once it starts from Airport, it is non stop shuttle to key’s high school. They will charge you Rs 95 per head. So be ready with Rs 95.

ARE THERE ANY ‘REQUEST’ STOPS MIDWAY FOR GMR’S AEROEXPRESS?
(Both for getting into & getting down the shuttle)

I could gather from various sites about the different routes in which GMR’s Aeroexpress Shuttle is in service and I noticed that one of the routes (Air port – Keys high school) is going through LBNagar-Nagole-Uppal-Tarnaka.

I would like to know if these shuttles any stops (on request at least) in these areas.

This information is important for me because I stay in Nagole (I think midway) and in order to catch a flight in the early morning, I am NOT sure which is the best option for me:
#1) Go to Sec’bad (Keys High School) and catch this GMR schettle
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#2) Go by Taxi directly to Airport (To be frank — Least prefered in terms of Cost 😉 )

I called the hyderabad airport officials and they confirmed that the shuttle bus would not stop at any location between the main points since these are point to point buses and hence you need to go to keyes high school secundrabad in order to go to shamshabad or else try out with a local Auto since that would be cheaper in terms of cost and time savings.

We can also expect APSRTC to start A/c Metro buses soon for shamshabad and if you read the newspaper recently there was a update that CM is planning to start the begumpet airport again for interstate flights and keep rajiv gandhi airport for international flights though the plans are not yet finalised and confirmed.

I understand that there is 24 hrs bus service by GMR from Airport to Keys high school and vice versa. Is that Correct?. Is there any bus schedule?. How much time it will take shuttle to reach airport frokm Key’s High school?.

Dedicated Airport Shuttle Coaches
Fare: Rs. 95 ( inclusive of tax ) per trip
Four designated locations in the city
City Locations Shuttle Point Location
Secundrabad Adjacent to Keyes High School
Greenlands Ground floor, Paryatak Bhavan
Charminar Adjacent to Quli Qutub Shah Stadium, opposite City College
Mehdipatnam Adjacent to entrance of Sarojini Devi Hospital
Note : The above mentioned locations are respectively the Start and End points of coaches. Coaches will end and start at the Airport / City Locations without any en-route stops.

No idea about the timings but as far as i know its on hourly basis and i guess it takes around 2 hours for one way route based on the total distance of 40kms one way from Keyes high school to the Airport.

Kottapet to Shamshabad is 35 kms with 29kms to the main entrance and 6 kms inside track which is really a long route and once you are inside the airport there are some red buses available for your services to move in and out the airport and also 2 wheelers are not allowed to enter into the main inner airport entrance, make sure you know about this.

Jussi-Pekka Hakkarainen 23:15 is a very odd time and i guess the time you check out from the airport it would be the next day early morning and the best option at that time would be a taxi service which costs 15Rs/Km [40Rs=1$] and hopefully the bus services would also be available at that time and dont worry about them, they are volvo buses which are excellent and they are again point to point.

hi, i want travel by air to delhi from secunderabd on 25th apr may i know the GMR shuttle coaches timings pls from morning i came to know that one baording point is at adj to keys high school secunderabd

hi i want to board flight on 25/4/08 to new delhi from shamshabad. can i get shuttle service fro keys high school in the morning at 7? after reachering the airport do the crew members help me in boarding/guide me? plz give u r suggessions

I am leaving from Australia. On May 23rd first time i will be landing at Shamshabad airport which i am so much exciting about. I will land at night and the next day on 24th i am leaving for Vijayawada from the same airport. So i need to stay in a hotel near by so that i can get the next morning flight easily. I can you please let me know if there are any hotels within the airport or neary by and how much they would cost for night? Can you please get back to me soon.

Thanks for reply but could you please explain me more clearly. Can you please tell me the names of accommodation hotels or resorts near to the Shamshabad or Uppal (as you mentioned)? It would be good if you can give me the websites of them if they have so that i can book from here. Thank you so much for your suggestions and it most appreciated the way you are helping people like me in giving your valuable suggestions. They are most helpful.

Hi amit
Yaar i need to catch bus service to SHAMSABAD airport from mehndipatnam ,can you please guide me when is the first bus for the morning as my flight is at 10:00 a.m. in morning.
Thanks for your reply.

Hi Folkf ,
I am travelling from Hyderabad to Kolkata .Please let me know if there is anyone wiiling to share the cab from Madhapur to Airport on 9th MAY,2008 at about 4:30 to 5 PM starting time from madhapur.

Shamshabad airport is a headache. I dislike going to the airport. Now after Shamshabad airport opened I have started travelling by train and I will begin to fly only if the Begumpet airport reopens. Else goodbye to flying.

Hi Friends, go thru belwo email if you are visiting India after long time, may be you can be little careful and may be you can forward to your friends also, thanks. Read this carefully ….
> Be Careful at the Indian Airports, This is a well organized conspiracy by Indian Immigration, Police, Customs and Air India staff with networking at all the Indian International Airports. Be careful when ever you give your passport to Immigration/ Customs/Air India staff.> The pass port can be easily tampered and can create trouble to you. They have found easy way of making money from NRIs. This is the way it works:At the time of the passenger’s departure, if the passenger is not looking at the officer while he is stamping the exit, the officer very cleverly tears away one of the page from the passport. When the passenger leaves the immigration counter, the case is reported on his computer terminal with full details. Now all over Indiathey have got full details of the passenger with Red Flag flashing on thePassport number entered by the departure immigration officer. Theyhave made their money by doing above. On arrival next time, he isinterrogated.Subject to the passenger’s period of stay abroad, his income andstanding etc., the price to get rid of the problem is settled by thePolice and Immigration people. If someone argues, his future is spoiledbecause there are always some innocent fellows who thinkthe honesty isthe basis of getting justice in India …>> Please advises every passenger to be careful at the> airport. Whenever> they hand over the passport to the counters of Air India ,> or> immigration or the customs, they must be vigilant, should> not remove> eyes from the passport even if the officer in front tries> to divert> their attention. Also, please pass this information to all> friends,> media men and important politicians. Every month 20-30> cases are> happening all over India to rob the NRIs the minute he> lands. Similar> case has happened with Aramco’s Arifuddin. He was> traveling with his> family. They had six passports. They got the visa of> America and> decided to go via Hyderabad from Jeddah. They reached> Hyderabad> Stayed about a month and left for the States. When they> reached the> States, the page of the American visa on his wife’s> passport was> missing. At the time of departure from Hyderabad it was> there, the> whole family had to return to Hyderabad helplessly. On> arrival at> Bombay back, they were caught>> by the police and now it is over 2 months, they are> running after the> Police, Immigration officers and the Courts. On going in to> details> with him, he found out the following: One cannot imagine,> neither can> believe, that the Indian Immigration dept can play such a> nasty game to> harass the innocent passengers.>> All the passengers traveling to & fro India via Bombay> and Hyderabad> must be aware of this conspiracy. Every month 15 to 20> cases are taking> place, at each mentioned airport, of holding the passengers> in the> crime of tearing away the passport pages. On interviewing> some of them,> none of them was aware of what had happened. They don’t> know why, when> and who tore away the page from the middle of the passport.> One can> imagine the sufferings of such people at the hands of the> immigration,> police and the court procedures in India after that. The> number of> cases is increasing in the last 2-3 years. People who are> arriving at> the immigration, they are questioned and their passports> are being held> and they have to go in interrogation. Obviously, the> conspiracy started> about 2 to 3 years ago, now the results are coming. Some of> the Air> India counter staff too is involved in this conspiracy.>> KINDLY SEND THIS TO AS MANY AS YOUR FRIENDS ACROSS THE> WORLD AND ALSO> REQUEST THEM TO CHECK THE PASSPORT AT THE CHECKING COUNTERS> AND BEFORE> LEAVING THE AIRPORT

My flight on 1st August to Bangalore is at 7.30 AM. Could you Pl inform me immediately at what time the aero bus starts from Mehidipatnam (Sarojini Hospital) in the morning so that I can reach air port well in time.
Similarly I am returning from Bangalore on the same day reaching Shamshabad airport at 9.45 PM. Whether aero buses are
available at that time to reach back to Mehdipatnam. If not at what time ?
Kindly reply at the earliest.

it would be better if the cab frequency increases so that it will be better for easy travelling and i suggest the GMR services to ply buses from nallakunta to shamshabad airport for better transportation…

I stay at Uppal. on 29th pf sept 2008, i am leaving for Chennai. The Flight is at 16:30. Let me know the convenient timing to can the shuttle bus from Secunderabad so that i will reach airport on time.

I need to reach the Hyd airport by 1.30 am Tuesday; I need the bus pick up from near Somajiguda circle, Keerti Lal Jewellers to be precise. Can you tell me if this is a pick up point and what time can I get the shuttle?

I need to reach Shamshabad airport by 6’O clock.
The flight is @ 7’O clock.(Kingfisher, B’lore).
And I need to know the travelling Possibilities from secunderabad to
the Airport in order to be there (in the airport) by 6’O clock.
Its urgent . Pls let me know (dravi.abap@gmail.com) & (http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile.aspx?uid=16296763488048709409)

sriman, take the aero express bus from airport which goes via afzalgunj to begumpet and get down at chaderghat spot from where the main busstand is a kilometre or engage greencabs @ Rs10/- per km and straight go to MGBS(mahatma gandhi bus station)
ok good luck
kumaraswamy

I learnt that the new aeroexpress started from Lumbini park goes vis Abids and old city taking 1.5 hours. Suggestion is to run via, Mehdipatnam fly over and reduce the travel time. This can be in additional service to existing old city route.

I Just hope the immigration officers are dressedup smart & they do their work professionaly.Unlike in 2003 my previous trip i found begumpet officers are trying to freakout money out of passengers & Custom officers are also like that.I appeal please keep your image as my wife is foriegner.what would they think of us when she visit our State.Intellegence of Officers are no doubt they are fast to figureout & chop (Stamp) indiasn/foreign passport without questioning further unless the officer happend to be curropt.Please i appeal airport athourity & Police whoever controlling immigration maintain our city image.I am ashamed what if my children as about my city is curropt?My children are citizen of other national ..i hope my message will reach the Athourities.Thank you

My B.H.U. prel. exam. is at Kendriya vidylaya 2 uppal survey of India on 12-05-10 at 9:30 A.M.to 12:30 P.M.and I have to catch my flight from Hyderabad to Raipur at 2:40 P.M.on the same day. can I reach the airport in time?What is the distance between the two?How much time its take to reach the airport?

(1) Well wishers who come at airport to see off or come to receive the passenger do not have seating arrangement neither at arrival nor international departure, and (2)there should be short cut to go to park the car in the parking area after dropping the well wishers, whereas now it takes time or it takes 2 to 4 kms. run to go round about and come to park the car.